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NHS network: Time to get secure
Comment While the NHS has made some attempts to secure its networks, the onus now falls on health trusts to make sure patient data is safe, says Alan Hunt. Alan Hunt is director of information... [07 Jul 2009]
Public sector pours £30m of Sugar on desktop deal
News Viglen, the IT company owned by Sir Alan Sugar, has landed a hardware deal with the Office of Government Commerce to supply hardware to a number of public sector organisations. The company will also provide support to... [01 May 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News Alan Balharrie, head of business IT, Scottish Parliament A number of organisations in recent months have been finding out about those actions: the UK Parliament, Barts and the London NHS Trust, five... [06 Apr 2009]
NHS IT to benefit Southern England - at last
Comment But Alan Brown says mental health care in one region is set to benefit from an application which is ready to deploy. Alan Brown is managing consultant at Apira. Mental health in the NHS... [30 Oct 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News Alan Brown, director of IM & technology, West London Mental Health Trust Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [17 Apr 2008]
Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources
News Alan Shrimpton, IT director, Avon & Somerset Police Peter Russell, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, said: "Local units do not have sufficient resources or skills to deal with some of the threats we are... [18 Mar 2008]
NHS completes Pacs digital x-ray project
News Health Secretary Alan Johnson said in a statement: "The benefits of the introduction of Pacs in terms of improved patient care are massive. The NHS has completed a project to rollout digital x-ray and... [27 Dec 2007]
How to stop your best tech staff from being poached
News Alan Shrimpton, head of IS at Avon and Somerset Constabulary, said two of his senior staff have just been poached by the private sector because they had developed specialist skills now in demand. Alan... [28 Jun 2007]
Techies "lack business and leadership skills"
News Alan Shrimpton, head of IS, Avon & Somerset Constabulary That view was echoed by Patrick Brady, IT director at Barts & The London Hospitals NHS Trust, who said: "Good managers aren't necessarily good... [13 Jun 2007]
CIO Essentials: Data breaches, NHS and network abuse
News This week we hear from Alan Brown, director of information management and technology (IM&T) at the West London Mental Health Trust. Atos Origin NHS contract not in best of health Being director of IM&T... [24 Apr 2007]
Glasgow revamps e-government plan
News Alan Stewart, councillor and spokesman of ICT for the council, told silicon.com: "We have lots of different switchboards and networks but what we need is one state-of-the-art network for the whole of the local authority. [20 Feb 2007]
The nine projects at the heart of NHS IT
News Alan Brown, director of information management and technology, West London Mental Health Trust, is already seeing the N3 national broadband network in action. The NHS is part way through one of the... [19 Jan 2006]
Hampshire health body signs £20m BPO deal
News Alan Butler, director of finance for the health authority, said in a statement: "We will be able to access accurate management information in a more timely manner giving us the opportunity to improve our strategic... [01 Aug 2005]
CIO Jury: Find your future leaders from within
News Alan Brown, head of information management and technology at West London Mental Health Trust, said: "If you need someone who knows the business, has built up relationships with customers and suppliers then groom an... [27 Jul 2005]
Alan Brown
Q&A Name: Alan Brown. Alan (insert obvious quip like "at least to my face anyway"). Employer and official job title: Director of IM&T, West London Mental Health NHS Trust. What do most... [28 Jun 2005]
